Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sagan Tosu and Cerezo Osaka, taking place on Saturday, 16 March 2024, at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in Tosu-shi.
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Sagan Tosu, Recent FormThe Sagan Tosu squad will want to put the 4-0 away thrashing they received from Sanfrecce Hiroshima firmly behind them and may also need to find something to boost their confidence levels as a consequence. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who had 30 shots on goal with 10 on target.
Supremo Kenta Kawai will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 12 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 8 goals they've managed to net. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
With 4 defeats and just 1 victory in their last 6 league matches, they have had a poor run and will need to turn that around if they want to start climbing the table.
Cerezo Osaka, Recent FormCerezo Osaka have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 home win against Tokyo Verdy in their previous league match. They came away from that fixture with a 62% share of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Tokyo Verdy, who managed 9 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 8 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. Of their last 6 games played away from home, they've have been unable to score in 5 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Sagan Tosu that came out on top with a 2-1 win.
Sakura will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 10 encounters with Sagan.
In the league, Sagan have been unbeaten in their last 4 times they have welcomed Cerezo to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
Fuchi Honda has scored in each of Sagan's last 2 league games against Cerezo.
With no real injury worries, Sagan manager Kenta Kawai will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Cerezo manager Akio Kogiku has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Sagan Tosu Playing at home | Cerezo Osaka Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 10' | Time first goal scored | 58' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 85' |
| 0.5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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